All Chapters of Winter's Awakening: Chapter 111

"Winter," she said softly, "it wasn't your fault." Her words were gentle yet firm, as if she were anchoring me from the storm raging inside. "Death is merely another chapter in our lives, one that Declan desperately wanted but was afraid to start himself."Confusion twisted in my gut. "You mean… he wanted to die?" I breathed, struggling with a reality I was afraid to face. The thought that Declan had carried a burden so heavy that shadows had shackled him hadn't fully hit me, and it made my heart ache in ways I couldn't understand. Scarlett took a step back, her gaze steady and searching. "He struggled, dear. He faced dark thoughts and lived a life bereft of love. Sometimes, the gods challenge us by giving us mates with hearts so dark that even the brightest light can't seem to reach them."Her words weighed heavily, like stones dropped into the river, disrupting the surface but also rippling through the depths. I stared at her, lost in a whirlwind of emotions. "But... what do I do? I